Dallas Cowboys fans Doug Johnson, left, and Chris Hackett, right, both of Dallas, pose for onlookers with a live turkey by a tailgate party outside of Cowboys Stadium before an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins, Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, in Arlington, Texas. (Tim Sharp/AP)

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Leon Lett's mistake

Believe it or not, 20 years ago it was snowing and sleeting in Dallas when Lett had one of the major slipups in his career. The Cowboys had appeared to lock up a 14-13 win over the Miami Dolphins after blocking the 41-yard game-winning field-goal attempt, but then Lett decided to go after the loose ball, only to muff it and allow the Dolphins to recover it at the Cowboys’ 1-yard line with three seconds left. Miami made good on the second chance, while Lett put his team on ice. (Glenn James/AP)

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Brady's snack

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady holds a turkey leg after an NFL football game against the New York Jets Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012 in East Rutherford, N.J. The Patriots won the game 49-19. (Julio Cortez/AP)

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Butt-fumble

It’s been only a little more than a year since the infamous “butt fumble” against the New England Patriots, but it’s a play that will linger in eternity as the soon-to-be former New York Jet struggles to be taken seriously as an NFL quarterback. What started with a botched handoff on Thanksgiving 2012 turned into a Sanchez scramble, until the posterior of guard Brandon Moore knocked the ball out of Sanchez’s right arm. The Patriots’ Steve Gregory returned the fumble 31 yards for an easy TD in an even easier 49-19 road rout. (Bill Kostroun/AP)

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Turkey fan

Dressed as a turkey to mark the Thanksgiving Day holiday, Chris Kannan of Denver prepares to head to the stadium to watch the New York Giants face the Denver Broncos in an NFL football game in Denver on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2009. (David Zalubowski/AP)

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Coin flip flap

The former NFL referee gets on the menu because of his 1998 overtime blunder. Because Luckett couldn’t make heads or tails of what then-Pittsburgh running back and Detroit native Jerome Bettis called on the coin toss, it was ruled the host Lions won it. The home team then marched down on the first possession of OT to kick the game-winning field goal. It was just one of many controversial moments in Luckett’s career as an official. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

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Former Lions

Former Lions Billy Sims, Lem Barney and Barry Sanders post during a game between the Colts and the Lions on Nov. 25, 2004 at Ford Field in Detroit, Mich. The Colts won 41 - 9. (Albert Dickson/Sporting News)

No receiver has enjoyed a rookie season as explosive as what Moss did for the Minnesota Vikings in 1998 when he made it a miserable Thanksgiving for the Dallas secondary, turning his only three receptions into touchdown catches of 51, 56 and 56 yards. The big mistake was inviting Moss and Minnesota back for the holiday two years later, when he settled for just 7 catches, 144 yards and 2 TDs in another Vikings victory. (Tim Sharp/AP)

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Mud fest

Playing conditions were far from ideal in the Thanksgiving Day contest between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Detroit Lions in Detroit on Nov. 28, 1968. There was no distinguishing the muddy players as the game progressed on the rain-soaked field. Managing to keep fairly clean, he was rarely spilled, was Eagle quarterback Norm Snead (16), preparing to hand off the ball in the fourth quarter. Philadelphia won the game 12-0. (Alvan Quinn/AP)

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Lions maul Starr

In this Nov. 23, 1962 file photo, Detroit Lions defensemen Darris McCord (78) and Roger Brown (76) tackle Green Bay Packers quarterback quarterback Bart Starr (15) in the backfield as Packers offensive tackle Forrest Gregg (75) looks on during an NFL football game in Detroit. The Lions hand Vince Lombardi's Packers their only loss of a championship season, with a fearsome defense sacking Bart Starr 11 times for over 100 yards. (AP Photo)

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Suh stomp

The Packers came to Detroit for Thanksgiving in 2011, and in the third quarter, Suh was one rude host of a defensive tackle when he pushed offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith’s head into the ground and punctuated the senseless maneuver with a follow-up dead-ball stomp that helped Green Bay finish a touchdown drive and got him ejected in what would be a 27-15 Lions loss. (Carlos Osorio/AP)

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Walter Payton in 1977

Chicago Bears Walter Payton (34) breaks around right and as Detroit Lions James Hunter (28) gives chase in the Thanksgiving Day NFL contest in the Pontiac Silverdome, Thursday, Nov. 24, 1977. Chicago won the game, 31-14. (AP Photo)

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O.J. runs over the Lions

1976 -- O.J. Simpson sets an NFL record with 273 rushing yards but the Bills lose to the Lions. (Sporting News archives)

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Dolphins hammer the Cards

Miami Dolphins quarterback Bob Griese watches as running back Gary Davis takes the handoff from him and heads for the St. Louis Cardinals line, in St. Louis, Nov. 25, 1977. Griese had a big day for the Dolphins as he threw 6 touchdown passes and a total of 207 yards. His completion record was 15 for 23 attempts. Miami won the game 55-14 to keep their playoff hopes alive. (AP Photo)

Roger Staubach (12) Dallas Cowboys scrambling quarterback, leaves Coy Bacon (79), Los Angles Rams defensive lineman, grabbing at nothing as Staubach scrambles for 12 yards and a first down in the third quarter at Texas Stadium Thursday November 26, 1971. Staubach had one of his better games as he threw 2 touchdown passes; one for 51 yards, another for 21 yards. He also set up a third score on an 11 yard scramble to the Rams 6 yard line. Dallas won 28-21.(Charles Bennett/AP)

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Longley beats the Redskins

Clint Longley, Dallas Cowboys rookie quarterback, holds two of the local newspapers proclaiming his outstanding play in the Cowboys 24-23 victory over the Washington Redskins on Thursday, shown in Dallas, Texas on Nov. 29, 1974. Longley came in the third quarter after Roger Staubach was injured and guided the team from a 16-3 deficit to a last second victory with a 50-yard touchdown pass. (Harold Waters/AP)

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Garrett rips the Packers

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Jason Garrett and receiver Michael Irvin celebrate their fourth-quarter touchdown in the Cowboys 42-31 win over the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, Nov. 24, 1994 in Irving, Texas. Garrett, starting only his second NFL game, threw two touchdown passes and was 15-of-26 for 311 yards. (Linda Kaye/AP)